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The Best Episodes of Roseanne

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The Best Episodes of Roseanne

A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
  1. Background image for Trick or Treat
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Trick or Treat

    S3:E7

    Roseanne, mistaken for a guy in her lumberjack Halloween costume, plays along with some braggarts and learns about machismo.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Scenes from a Barbecue

    S3:E24

    The Connors celebrate Mother's Day with a barbecue with Roseanne's feisty grandmother.

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    8.8/10(395 votes)

    #3 - Crime and Punishment (1)

    S5:E13

    Dan disciplines D.J. for taking offensive reading material to school-- Darlene's comic book. Dan reacts strongly when Roseanne discovers that Fisher has beaten Jackie.

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    8.8/10(369 votes)

    #4 - War and Peace (2)

    S5:E14

    Dan returns home to rampart rumors about his behavior, while Roseanne urges a dazed Jackie to leave her abusive boyfriend.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.8/10(445 votes)

    #5 - A Stash from the Past

    S6:E4

    Foreman Dan feels lower than low for getting tough with his employees at work, while Roseanne lectures David for getting high after she finds a stash of pot in the house -- then realizes it is hers from decades ago.

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    8.6/10(468 votes)

    #6 - BOO!

    S2:E7

    The Conner family terrify each other out of their wits on Halloween night.

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    8.6/10(297 votes)

    #7 - It's a Boy!

    S5:E19

    Roseanne wants Darlene's boyfriend, David, to move in with them, but Dan refuses to allow it.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.3/10(399 votes)

    #8 - Brain-Dead Poets Society

    S2:E10

    Darlene refuses to read her prize-winning poem on Culture Night at her school, preferring to stay home to watch a ballgame with Dan, until Roseanne lays down the law.

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    Director:John Pasquin
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    8.2/10(394 votes)

    #9 - Toto, We're Not in Kansas Anymore

    S1:E20

    As a tornado spins through Lanford, a storm is brewing inside the Conner house over the whereabouts of Jackie who hasn't returned from her trip to the market.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.2/10(299 votes)

    #10 - Good Girls, Bad Girls

    S5:E10

    Roseanne reluctantly allows Darlene to go to a rock concert in nearby Rockford with Molly -- who abandons her.

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    8.1/10(354 votes)

    #11 - One for the Road

    S2:E14

    When the parents are away, Becky and her friend Dana play with a little help from the liquor cabinet.

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    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.1/10(356 votes)

    #12 - An Officer and a Gentleman

    S2:E15

    When Roseanne is called away, Jackie impresses Dan and the kids with her homemaking skills.

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    8.1/10(290 votes)

    #13 - The Dark Ages

    S5:E3

    The power company cuts off the Conners' power. Dan and Roseanne must look at Darlene in a new light after David spends the night in her room.

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    8.1/10(288 votes)

    #14 - Pretty in Black

    S5:E5

    Roseanne mortifies Darlene with a sweet sixteen party, then sends her off to her friends while the adults enjoy the festivities, which include a game of Truth or Dare; the Tildens move in next door; Darlene dyes her hair black to make Roseanne mad, but is shocked when Roseanne reacts differently.

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    8.1/10(285 votes)

    #15 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

    S5:E16

    The death of their father finds Jackie blubbering, but Roseanne angry -- and sharing a drink with the "other woman" in his life.

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    8.1/10(284 votes)

    #16 - Skeleton in the Closet

    S7:E6

    Leon outdoes himself hosting a Halloween soiree with the Lunch Box clan and a bevy of his gay friends, many of whom seem to know Fred intimately. Meanwhile, Jackie and Roseanne visit Bev's hairdresser and become convinced that she wears a wig.

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    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(386 votes)

    #17 - Dan's Birthday Bash

    S1:E9

    Dan's birthday bash at the Lobo Lounge is interrupted by a bully who picks a fight with Dan at the pool table.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.0/10(362 votes)

    #18 - Death and Stuff

    S1:E21

    During the family's busy weekend activities, a door-to-door salesman drops by -- and then drops dead in the Conner kitchen.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(391 votes)

    #19 - Inherit the Wind

    S2:E1

    Roseanne tries her hand at telephone solicitation while trying to console Becky who had an embarrassing accident in front of the school council.

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    Director:John Pasquin
    Writer:Allan Katz
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    8.0/10(366 votes)

    #20 - We Gather Together

    S2:E9

    On Thanksgiving Day, Jackie finally spills the news of her new job to her mother; and Dan's dad butters up Crystal.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Test

    S3:E1

    Becky is eager to practice for her driving test, and the rest of the family awaits the results of Roseanne's pregnancy test.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Friends and Relatives

    S3:E2

    Lending money to pal Arnie comes easily for Dan, but he believes that borrowing from family only adds up to disaster.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Like, a New Job

    S3:E4

    Despite her misgivings, Roseanne, working late as a coffee-shop waitress, leaves Dan in charge of the kids.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Goodbye, Mr. Right

    S3:E5

    After Police Officer Jackie gets slightly injured, Gary says he's tired of always worrying about her and wants her to quit her job as a Police Woman. Meanwhile, Becky and Darlene find something disturbing under D.J.'s bed that makes them believe he's a complete psycho.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Bird is the Word

    S3:E9

    Becky is suspended for allegedly making an obscene gesture in her class photo which makes her suddenly popular at school, but Roseanne is the one called into the principal's office.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Trick or Treat" is the best rated episode of "Roseanne". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by John Whitesell and written by Chuck Lorre, it aired on 10/30/1990. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Scenes from a Barbecue".